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Our Vision for a Future of Resilient, Plentiful, Healthy and Locally-Grounded Farming and Food

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Vermont Organic Farmers

May 1, 2026

Act 181 Update and Invitation for Community Input

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April 22, 2026

NOFA-VT Board at the State House: Building Bridges for Vermont’s Working Lands

NOFA-VT Board Members, along with NOFA-VT Grassroots Organizer Jess Hays Lucas are pictured seated around a table in the State House cafeteria as part of a recent Board Advocacy Day

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April 11, 2026

ACTION ALERT: Contact your Senator(s) and ask them to fund the Farm Security Fund!

NOFA-VT farmer member Margaret Loftus of Crossmolina Farm and NOFA-VT Grassroots Organizer Jess Hays Lucas sit across the State House cafeteria table from Representative Mike Tagliavia, having a conversation about the The Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund (S.60), while other legislators enjoy lunch in the background

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March 27, 2026

A Mid-Session Update on NOFA-VT's Policy Priorities

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March 16, 2026

What We’re Focusing On for the 2026 State Legislative Session

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January 2, 2026

Facing Climate Change Together in the Northeast Kingdom

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 7, 2026

Riding Three Horses to Agrarian Justice

A crowd of farmers, farmworkers, and NOFA-VT members at the Middlebury Farmer Day of Action, with a sign reading "May All Be Fed"

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 7, 2026

Navigating the Government Shutdown: Impacts for Farmers and Rural Communities

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

Farmers Speak Out About Drought Impacts

Jesse Wilber of Lazy Dog Farm chatting with Vermont Senator Steve Heffernan and the NOFA-VT Policy and Advocacy team about the impacts of the severe drought on his organic dairy farm in Orwell

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October 16, 2025

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